PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben has chosen Changes as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hughes
vs
Leben

175 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Leben counters by clinching up.
Leben doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Leben tries to clinch up.

Leben tries to sprawl but Hughes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leben trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Leben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.

Hughes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice defenses there by Hughes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Leben prevents Hughes from moving into mount.
Hughes is working Leben over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hughes working the ground and pound but Leben is defending the strikes.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Hughes with the ground and pound but Leben regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Leben is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Leben defends it.
Hughes working over Leben with some ground and pound. Leben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hughes wants to control but Leben is keeping him busy.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Leben is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes with good strikes from the mount here!
Hughes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leben looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes lands a big shot there that rocks Leben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Leben taking shots to the head.
Leben looks gassed!
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leben tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leben is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hughes lands a big shot there that rocks Leben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leben takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Leben is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Leben is in trouble!

Leben is rocked!

Hughes looking for a guillotine from mount but Leben is having none of it.
Leben is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes lands a big shot there that rocks Leben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Leben covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hughes!